CONTENTS.
Language and Art : whence are they? vii
Illuminated Manuscripts: what are they? 1
Their Origin 5
Their use by early Christians 9
Under Constantine and Successors 13
Under Charlemagne and his Successors 19
Styles of Illumination prior to A.D. 1000 :
Byzantine 21
Anglo Saxon 32
Carlovingian 49
Styles of Illumination subsequent to A.D. 1000:
Italian 60
French 68
English 70
Production of Illuminated Manuscripts 81
Value in the Middle Ages 93
Destruction, various Causes 99
Ecclesiastical use of Latin: its Effect and Influence 106
Books of Hours : what they are 118
Examples of their Illuminations 134
Conclusion 147
ILLUMINATIONS IN BOOKS OF HOURS REFERRED TO IN TEXT.
I Obsecro te Domino, as Hymn to the Virgin. French, about 1475. Coloured Frontispiece
II First page of a Calendar. French, about 1400 136
III St. John in Patmos. French, about 1400 139
IV The same. French, about 1450 139
V The same; also Expulsion from Eden. French, about 1475 139
VI The Annunciation. French, about 1400 140
VII The Annunciation. French, about 1425 140
VIII The Annunciation, etc. (two pages). Flemish, about 1450 140
IX The Annunciation, etc. (two pages). Italian, about 1473 141
X The Annunciation, etc. (two pages). Italian (Sienna), about 1475 141
XI The Visitation, etc. (two pages). Flemish, 1450 141
XII The Nativity, with the Wise Men on Journey. French, 1473 141
XIII The Shepherds in the Fields, etc. (two pages). Flemish, 1450 142
XIV Visit of the Wise Men. French, 1400 142
XV Presentation in the Temple. French, 1516 142
XVI Flight into Egypt. French, 1516 142
XVII Coronation of the Virgin, etc. (two pages). Flemish, 1450 142
XVIII Obsecro te Domino., as Prayer to Virgin. French, 1400 143
XIX Stabat Mater. French, about 1450 143
XX David in Penitence. French, about 1475 143
XXI Service for the Dead, in Church, at Vespers. French, about 1450 143
XXII Battle Scene. French, 1475 143
XXIII Descent of the Holy Ghost. French, about 1450 143
XXIV Burial of Christ. French, about 1400 144
XXV Saints Peter and Paul. French, about 1400 144
XXVI Death and Ascension of the Virgin. Italian, about 1500 145
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